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Several delegates presented to council, each bringing forward several concerns with the current proposed Land Use Bylaw.

Karim Zariffa, Executive Director of the Oilsands Community Alliance (OSCA) said he has three main concerns.

“One was a grace period for decommissioning, another one was related to definitions of the different type of camps and then development permit timelines and them being consistent with provincial approvals.”

Most of the presenters had similar concerns, which led to the motion to allow more time for conversation between industry partners and administration.

Councillor Mike Allen is now making a motion to defer second reading until after the beginning of the fall session for additional engagement with stakeholders to take place. #rmwb#ymm

The Well Drilling Equipment Tax Bylaw was also discussed and passed at Tuesday’s meeting.

For the 2019 taxation year it’s expected that the tax would bring in $1,300,000, which would go towards repairing roads damaged by well drilling activity.

The first item on the agenda was the announcement of the 2022 Arctic Winter Games Host Society Directors.

Co-Chair Melissa Blake made the announcement:

Director of Administration – Ashley Ryan

Director of Care & Comfort – Jean-Marc Guillamot

Director of Marketing & Public Relations – Michelle Toner

Director of Sports Facilities – Erica Brewer

Director of Sports Technical – Kelsey Green

Director of Communication & IT – Greg Tolson

Director of Cultural & Ceremonies – Allison Flett

Director of Volunteer & Protocol – Michelle Farrow

Director at Large – Chelsi Ryan, Kim Rizzi

Recruitment for the Board of Directors was held from May 31 to June 14 and brought in 20 applications.

Council also approved the nomination of CAO Annette Antoniak and the Financial Services Department for the zero-based budgeting initiative introduced in 2017 for the 2019 Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) Above and Beyond Award.

Several councillors were also nominated for the AUMA Awards of Excellence.